ΑΔΕΛΦΗΝ, αδελφην
ADELPHĒN, adelphēn
Sounds Like: ah-del-FEN
Translations: sister, a sister
From the root: ΑΔΕΛΦΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a noun referring to a female sibling, a sister. It is used to denote a woman who shares the same parents as another person, or metaphorically, a fellow Christian woman. In this form, it functions as the direct object of a verb or preposition.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0080 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Numbers — 25:18
- Tobit — 7:9, 7:12, 8:7
- Proverbs — 7:4
- Job — 17:14
- John — 11:5, 11:28
- Romans — 16:1, 16:15
- 1 Corinthians — 9:5
- Shepherd of Hermas — 7:1
From the same root
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